12 aug 2012

first indication was the earth-mover. we came around the bend and there it was out front. so it caught my eye and i looked again and saw trees were down and there was another sort of machine, a scooper or somesuch, present also. by then i was outright staring, wanting to figure out what sort of work they were doing around their house when scene came fully into view and what to my wondering eyes should appear but a pile. pile of what exactly? pile of house! windows, doors, support beams, and walls all there in a pile.

when it stood, its L-shape mirrored the road, crook to crook. it had these decks on upper storey that in a weird way made it look almost like a motel. the decks were that fully-boarded 70s style. do you know what i mean? and the house was that 70s squat square, flat-top-with-slanting-sides roof, all shades of brown and darker brown. those squared-off flat-topped houses all look like sergeant carter. do you know what i mean? i tried to find you a picture of it, but relying on google street view didn't pan out.

it stood there at elbow of road's bend, a 70s sentinel to time's passing. to me, it was a landmark of unmatched distinction, but the other riding past with me just now couldn't recall it a bit, and to the folks who lived there it was worth more torn down than standing up.